The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-31
MISCELLANEOUS

IHE internal revenue cOIlecClOnS OF Jne
past eight months were S54. 24S, S6S, S917, COZ
less than during the corresponding period
of the last fiscal year.
THE aggregate of hogs slaughtered in
Chicago during the twelve months ended
March /, was 4, 4,426, 600, or a decrease of
| 501, 600 as compared to one year ago. The
decrease is attributed to the stock yards
strike of last November. The number of
cattle slaughtered during the same period
was 1,6OS OO0 This shows an increase of
100000 head over any previous year.
A DISPATCH from London of the 23d re-
ported a colliery explosion in New South
Wales by which seventy lives were lost.
An attempt was made recently to assassi-
nate George S. Bailey, at Springfield, Ill.
He belonged to the Labor party, represent
ing East st. Louis in the Legislature, and
it was thought the attempt al assassina-
ton was made by anarchists, whom he
! strongly opposed.
A CHILD was born recently at Bridge
port, Conn. with well developed ele-
plants head. The mother had been ter
ribly frightened at a circus.
ADvICEs from Suakim state that the Brit
ish war ship Albaco has captured two
slavers with cargo of sixty slaves each,
going to Keddah.
THE jackson family-father, mother and
two children-were drowned in the recent
food at Painted Woods, near Bismarck,
| Oak
A CABLE has been received from Rome
announcing that the Pope, desiring to show
special honor to Most Rev. Archbishop Cor
rigan. has named him prelate assistant to
| the Pontifcal throne.
JOSEPH MooRs, Andrew Carr and Patrick
Kiely, the striking firemen on the steam
ship Saratoga, pleaded guilty in the United
States Court at New York. Judge Brown
sentenced them to one months imprison-
ment each. The trouble occurred in the re-
cent strike.
BoTH houses of the Virginia General As
sembly have passed bill legalizing $40 O00,-
| 900 of capital stock Of the Richmond &
West Point Terminal Company, heretofore
issued by said company.
A NUMBER of the discharged New York,
Pennsylvania & Ohio strikers applied TO
other roads for positions but were told that
| they could not be employed as they were
blacklisted. The men intend bringing suits
for damages against the New York, Penn
| Sylvania q Ohio.
THE Indian who killed Lieutenant Mott
and wounded Frank Porter IN Arizona has
been captured.
THE Crosby High License bill has been
passed by the New York Assembly.
THE schooner George s. Richardson was
capsized in gale recently off the mouth of
Pungoteague creek, Chesapeake Bay. No
trace of her crew could be found, and it
was supposed all on board were lost.
THE Cleary (boodle) jury at New York
has been discharged, having failed to agree.
They stood six to six.
THE open heart men employed at the
Linden steel works, Pittsburgh, Pa, strIck
recently for an advance in wages. This
forced the skilled work to close also and
the entire mill was shut down.
THE sale of the Stewart art gallerv took
| place at New York on the 23d.
TWELVE miners were burned to death at
Bessemer, Mich, recently by the boarding
house of the Colby mine taking fire. The
occupants were asleep at the time. Some
few escaped by leaping from the Windows
THE police of st. Petersburg have discuy-
cred stores of dynamite and apparatus for
the manufacture of bombs in several villas
at Pargstevos, a summer resort in the sub
! urbs of the Russian capital.
ELEVEN Alsatians have been sent to pris-
on for six months for wearing tri-colored
ribbons.
THE President is embarrassed with not
fewer than twenty-seven applicants for the
vacant District judgcship, the salary Of
which is s, 500, The applicants come from
Kentucky, Indiana Maryland, New York,
Louisiana, Iowa, Virginia and Tennessee,
as well as from the District itself.
RELIABLE reports from the grazing dis
tricts on the Rio Grande show that the
winter was very severe on sheep. Owing
to the long drouth last fall grass was very
scarce and many thousands OF sheep per-
ished from starvation. One firm alone re-
ported loss OF 5000 head Good rains
have recently failed along the Rio Grande.
MESSENGER Us. MAETIS, of the Mount
Morris On. j. Bank has made away with
s, 0C0 entrusted to him to be changed into
small coin.
ELIZA BETsHoLE, young iunatic con-
fined in the almshouse at Jefersontown,
| KY, was burned 10 death the other day
] during the absence of her guard
WILLIAM BATES, ex-Deputy United States
Marshal, killed his seventh mnn in Whit
ney County, KY, on the 25th All Of his
victims had attacked him.